PROCESS FOR REFORMING HYDROCARBONS WITH CARBON DIOXIDE BY THE USE OF A SELECTIVELY PERMEABLE MEMBRANE REACTOR

摘要

A process for reforming a hydrocarbon with carbon dioxide using a selectively permeable membrane reactor including a catalyst 1 for accelerating a chemical reaction and a selectively permeable membrane 3 exhibiting selective permeability, wherein a carbon dioxide reforming reaction of the hydrocarbon is accelerated by the catalyst 1 and a specific component among reaction products produced by the reaction is selectively separated by allowing the specific component to pass through the selectively permeable membrane 3, the process including adding steam to a raw material gas containing the hydrocarbon and the carbon dioxide and supplying the mixture to the selectively permeable membrane reactor. According to the present invention, inactivation of the catalyst due to coking can be prevented when carrying out the carbon dioxide reforming reaction of the hydrocarbon using the permeable membrane reactor, whereby the reaction can be efficiently and stably carried out over a long time.